English Translations

1395 And thei bynden greuouse chargis, and that moun not be borun, and putten on schuldris of men; but with her fyngur thei wolen not moue hem. (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)

1534 For they saye and do not. Ye and they bynde hevy burthes and grevous to be borne and ley the on menes shulders: but they themsylfes will not heave at them with one of their fyngers. (Tyndale Bible by William Tyndale)

1535 for they saye & do not. For they bynde heuy and intollerable burthens, and laye them vpon mens shulders: But they them selues wil not heaue at them with one of their fyngers. (Coverdale Bible)

1540 for they saye, and do not. Yee, they bynde together heuy burthens and greuous to be borne, & laye them on mennes shoulders: but they them selues wyll not heaue at them with one of their fyngers. (Great Bible Second Edition - Miles Coverdale)

1549 for they say and do not. Yea, and they bynd heauy burthens and greuous to be borne and lay them on mens shoulders: but they them selfs will not heaue at them with one of theyr fyngers. (Matthew's Bible - John Rogers)

1568 Yea, they bynde together heauy burthens, and greeuous to be borne, and lay them on mens shoulders: but they them selues wyll not moue them with [one] of their fingers. (Bishop's Bible First Edition

1769 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. (King James Version - Benjamin Blayney)

1770 for they bind grievous and intolerable burthens, and impose them upon men; but they themselves will not put a finger to them: (Worsley Version by John Worsley)

1790 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they will not move them with their finger. (Wesley Version by John Wesley)

1795 For they bind burdens grievous, and difficultly borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they will not move them with a finger of their own. (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis)

1833 For they bind heavy burdens, and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. (Webster Version - by Noah Webster)

1835 Heavy and intolerable burdens they prepare for other men’s shoulders, burdens to which they themselves will not put a finger. (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell)

1865 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders, but will not move them with their finger. (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union)

1869 They bind heavy burdens, and lay them on men’s shoulders, and will not themselves move them with a finger. (Noyes Translation by George Noyes)

1885 Yea, they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with their finger. (Revised Version also called English Revised Version - Charles Ellicott editor)

1890 but bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger. (Darby Version 1890 by John Darby)

1902 But they bind together heavy burdens, and lay upon men’s shoulders, whereas, they, with their finger, are not willing to move them. (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version)

1902 But they bind heavy burdens, and place them on the shoulders of the people; and they themselves are not willing to touch them with their finger. (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey)

1904 And they bind heavy burdens, and lay them upon the shoulders of men; but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by Adolphus Worrell)

1904 While they make up heavy loads and pile them on other men's shoulders, they decline, themselves, to lift a finger to move them. (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs)

1912 Heavy and cumbrous burdens they bind together and load men's shoulders with them, while as for themselves, not with one finger do they choose to lift them. (Weymouth New Testament)

1918 And they bind heavy burdens and lay them on the shoulders of men; but themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. (The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript by Henry Anderson)